Mediterranean Olive Salad I planned to have dinner at my home with some of my neighbor friends. There would be six of us. So this was an opportunity to create a new salad to share with my friends. We paired the salad with baked pork loins and salmon and vegetables with garlic bread. Then I realized that one couple thought […]

An Easy Breakfast Fruit Salad Today I was making breakfast for my husband and myself and thought “I want to do something different.” So I decided to use some of the fruit I had on hand and create a sweet fruit salad for after our eggs and sausage breakfast. I do not usually allow myself something sweet for breakfast […]

Tropical “Dessert” Salad I was ready for a different kind of salad, so I created this “tropical dessert” salad for a different taste. I used Kale as the green for this one. I also created a sweet dressing to put in it. I wanted to add Kiwi also but forgot to pick them up when I was shopping for the ingredients. […]

Mediterranean or Greek Salad The other day, I looked up what the definition of a “Greek Salad” was. This is what I found: “A proper Greek salad is romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, Kalamata olives, pickled beets, and feta cheese, topped off with Greek dressing” Well, needless to say, I decided to come up with my own version and […]

My Cucumber and Tomato Salad I still had some baby spinach left to use in my refrigerator, so I decided to create a salad with stuff I had left in my frig. It turned out to be a fairly basic green salad but still very good. I’m loving having these salads with my meals. It helps me get my veggies […]

Spinach and Alvacoda Salad Mel and I have a wonderful older neighbor who invites us over for dinners (like Thanksgiving meals) and sometimes when she feels like cooking a lot. (she is a wonderful cook) We usually share some of our wine with her and I bring something to go along with her meal. This past Friday, she invited us to […]

Warm Spinach and Ham Salad I’m still creating salads using spinach leaves Mostly because of a major recall of contaminated lettuces. So, a couple of days ago I made my version of a “Warm Spinach and Ham Salad.

12″ Nonstick Skillet by Pampered Chef Several years ago, I purchased the Pampered Chef 12″ nonstick Skillet and I have grown to truly love to use this tool when I cook. Its big enough to cook portions that are fully family sized – an entire meal in a skillet. The coating (which is a titanium-reinforced, four-layer nonstick coating – PFOA-free, […]

Spinach and Grilled Chicken Salad I’ve been into spinach leaf salads lately. Mostly because of a major recall of contaminated lettuces. So, a couple of days ago I made my version of a “Spinach and Grilled Chicken Salad”.